APHC010064912025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] MONDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION NO.1392 OF 2025 Between: Raguru Vishnu Gayatri ...PETITIONER/ACCUSED AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT Counsel for the Petitioner/accused: 1. V.RAVINDHAR Counsel for the Respondent/complainant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR The Court made the following ORDER: This Criminal Petition, under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed by the petitioner/Accused, seeking anticipatory bail, in connection with Crime No.57 of 2024 of Cyber Crime Police Station, NTR district, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 2 318(4) and 319(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 66-D of the Information Technology Act, 2000-2008. 2. Today, when the matter came up for hearing, none appears for the petitioner nor is there any representation made on her behalf. However, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor submitted that the offences alleged are punishable with imprisonment of less than seven years. 3. Since the offences alleged are punishable with imprisonment of less than seven years, this Court directs the police to follow the procedure as contemplated under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, scrupulously, as per the guidelines enunciated in Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar and another1. 4. With the above directions, the Criminal Petition is disposed of. 5. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Criminal Petition, shall stand closed. _______________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J Dated:17.02.2025 Nsr 1 (2014) 8 SCC 273 3 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Criminal Petition No.1392 of 2025 Dated:17.02.2025 Nsr